Meet Panavia Tornado
Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany jointly developed the Tornado through Panavia. The family includes the IDS strike aircraft, ECR suppression-of-air-defences version and ADV interceptor. Its movable wing sweep is a defining feature, but mission equipment and performance differ materially between those versions. Simulator documentation identifies the implementation represented here.
History & design
Development milestones
First flight: 14 August 1974
Wikipedia contributors · Panavia Tornado ↗Panavia Tornado · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1373903744
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X-Trident
Aircraft · Released
| Product | Simulator | Product type |
|---|---|---|
| Panavia Tornado XP11 ↗Released | X-Plane 11 | Aircraft |
Panavia Tornado
Just Flight
Aircraft · In development
| Product | Simulator | Product type |
|---|---|---|
| Tornado GR1 ↗In development | MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 Official development listing. Target simulator versions do not establish a release date or delivered features. | Aircraft |
Aircraft specifications
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| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Length | 16.72 m (54 ft 10 in) |
| Wingspan | 13.91 m (45 ft 8 in) at 25° sweep |
| Height | 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in) |
| Wing area | 26.6 m² (286 sq ft) |
| Empty weight | 13,890 kg (30,622 lb) |
| Gross weight | 20,410 kg (44,996 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight | 27,215 kg (59,999 lb) |
| Powerplant | 2 × Turbo-Union RB199 -34R Mk 103 afterburning 3-spool turbofan, 43.8 kN (9,800 lbf) thrust each dry, 76.8 kN (17,300 lbf) with afterburner |
| Maximum speed | 2,400 km/h (1,500 mph, 1,300 kn) at 9,000 m (30,000 ft) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.2 |
| Service ceiling | 15,240 m (50,000 ft) |
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Aircraft background
Panavia TornadoWikipedia contributors · Research background · retrieved 2026-09-12Product
Panavia Tornado XP11X-Trident · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12 Tornado GR1Just Flight · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12Discuss this aircraft
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